Russian QAnon and the Ukraine dilemma
The US-based QAnon conspiracy theory has been attracting a growing number of supporters in Russia, but why has that following now been thrown into disarray by the war in Ukraine?
Russian QAnon and the Ukraine dilemma QAnon is rooted in the deep divisions of American politics and helped inspire the storming of the US capitol in Washington. So why has this bizarre and baseless conspiracy theory also been attracting supporters in places like Moscow and Siberia? The third part of Trending’s mini-series about the global impact of QAnon investigates its growing popularity in Russia. But while some supporters have adapted QAnon ideas for a Russian context, this fledgling movement has now been thrown into disarray by the war in Ukraine.
Presenter: Olga Robinson
Producer: Jerry Sullivan
Editor: Ed Main
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